Obama: 'We want China to do well'
President Obama made the remarks at the APEC CEO Summit in Beijing on Monday. He said the U.S. And China need to work together to deepen economic ties. The president announced that he wants to extend existing visa for Chinese students, tourists and business people. Obama said student visas will be extended to five years, and business and tourist visas to 10 years. Obama will also visit Burma and Australia this week. Ref. USAToday
Politics can be so crazy sometimes. Obviously that statement of wanting China to do well really means America needs Chinese investment big time to survive.
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Obama says concerned China uses size to bully others in region:
"Where we get concerned with China is where it is not necessarily abiding by international norms and rules and is using its sheer size and muscle to force countries into subordinate positions," Ref. Source 1
Two Chinese professors who attended the University of Southern California are among six Chinese nationals accused by federal prosecutors of economic espionage in the alleged theft of sensitive radio frequency filter technology developed by two U.S. Companies. Ref. USAToday
There are probably plenty of others doing the same thing too. Governments may smile in front of the media but in the background there is a subtle war going on.
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